Chess

Drew with Oliver Penrose tonight, professor emeritus of hard sums and brother of the great Roger Penrose.

My record against professors now stands at 2 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses. The moral in this story would appear to be, don't dedicate yourself to science or philosophy.

More Chess

This is my sixth season playing with my current club. Three seasons, including this one, have been spent in the premier division. The other three seasons have been spent in the first division, which we've won twice. Go us.

With 1.5/2 I have the best score for my team thus far, with a win against an 1835 and a draw against a 2039. Curiously enough, the previous two seasons spent in the prem, I have been the highest scoring player for my team, playing on average 74pts above my rating. The three seasons spent in the first division, I've been the best player once, and have also been 4th and 5th. Decidedly average, and on average, 37pts below my rating.

So far this year I'm playing more than 300pts above my rating, but one might argue that the sample size is insignificant :o)